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Monty 10 on Craigslist in Eugene, OR
by John Schinnerer 09 May '19

09 May '19

Just sayin'... https://eugene.craigslist.org/boa/d/eugene-10-montgomery-sailboat/684517431… Actually I have some friends who want to get into sailing, I may send this to them. cheers, John -- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john(a)eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com

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Question re my rusty steel keel to lead project
by James Hymes 09 May '19

09 May '19

Bob Eeg advised I not build new outer walls on the keel, but rather to just re-fiberglass the holes, however the 7 cutout areas of the keel (access to remove the steel punchings) are huge, as in imagine a wide river with a couple of bridges – the wide river is the cutout sections, the banks and bridges are the remaining existing keel walls. And so my fiberglass man is sanding down to the original gelcoat, perhaps even original fiberglass, and then building up a new fiberglass wall on both sides of the keel. Work will be on the keel only, not the hull. The void will remain for me to pour lead shot into to replace the removed steel punchings. My fiberglass man is familiar with gelcoating over fiberglass, but I was thinking that after sanding the new fiberglass to a nice airfoil shape as the keel requires, to primer and then apply a glossy barrier coat would be less work, hence less expense. I know 2 coats of primer and up to 6 coats of barrier coat is required, but the keel is not so huge an area, that after he fiberglasses and sands it, I could probably do the painting myself….(may need less than 6 coats since boat is trailered and only in water for a day usually – two days tops). He quoted me $2000 to sand, reglass and gelcoat, with the required sanding of gelcoat. He assures me him gelcoating is easier than painting. As the boat is on the hard in his boatyard, and I prefer him to do the work, I’ve agreed to go with the gelcoat. The boat is only in the water a day or two at a time – otherwise it is on the trailer in my yard, and so in the event I decide to go with the gelcoat I intend to apply wax to the gelcoated keel prior to sailing, will help speed, protect gelcoat from water penetration. Anyone have opinions as to which they would do to the new keel walls: gelcoat only or barrier coat?? Jim Hymes

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Torquedo for M-15?
by Nicholas Sherman 09 May '19

09 May '19

Hi,Has anyone tried a torquedo for a M-15?-Is the 503 sufficient, or the 1003 a better way to go? Seems like the 503 should be OK in still water, can it move a M15 against wind/current?-I have a fixed position motor mount; is the long shaft the way to go?-It seems like the 915 watt hour battery should be able to move the boat a long way in theory; does that hold up in practice? I’m sailing M15#498 in Lake Washington and occasionally Puget Sound near Seattle. Thanks!Cheers,Nicholas Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

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Emailing: Paul & Jerry Montgomery on Little Cultus Lake 1950
by jerry＠jerrymontgomery.org 09 May '19

09 May '19

Thought I’d share this photo that I just got my little hands on- it says 1940 so I was 9 or 10 years old and Paul would have been a year younger.. I’m the good-looking one. It was our first major voyage, and on a log raft. Paul and I still sail, hunt, and fish together, in fact we’re meeting on the N. Umpqua in OR in two weeks to hopefully eat some trout. We’d be doing the Whiskeytown Race but one of the N CA fires last Fall ate the marina. I’ve got another photo showing the raft (and us) upside down!

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list messages?
by Gerry Lempicki 05 May '19

05 May '19

Thanks to all who are answering my questions; I'm sure I'll have more before long. LOLI noticed that I am not getting all individual messages; when I check the digest I see there are more messages than I got individually. Hmm, they are not in my spam folder either.

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M17 Mast Rake
by Les Schuldt 03 May '19

03 May '19

I tracked down a calculator at: https://www.triangle-calculator.com/?what=rt&a=b%3D262+A%3D1&submit=Solve Input: b=255 A=1 This is the mast height 255 inches (21’ 3”) and rake angle of 1 degree The result is 4.451 inches. So if you float the boat on her lines and hoist a light line via main halyard with a weight tied to the bottom end (I use a crescent wrench), one degree of rake should leave the line about 4.5 inches from the after side of the mast near the base. If your mast is a different length, go to the website and plug in your numbers. Les

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M17 rake?
by Gerry Lempicki 03 May '19

03 May '19

Now that the bottom paint project is near an end, I am hoping to start fitting my new mast next week. What is the consensus regarding rake on the 17? I see on Jerry's site that the M15 likes a little rake aft. Same on the M17 or no? And if so, how much is a little? Does one actually flex the mast doing this? The reason I ask is that the new mast from Dwyer came with a new hinged step rather than a tabernackle, so there is no pivoting on a tabernackle bolt once it's mounted with this hinged step and pinned in place.

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